University Chamber Singers and the Rockbridge Choral Society
Once again, the University Chamber Singers, under the
direction of
Dr. Gordon Spice will combine forces with the Rockbridge Choral
Society, conducted by William McCorkle, to present a choral masterwork.
Bach’s St.
Matthew Passion
will be performed with Baroque orchestra in two performances, Saturday,
March 17, at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m.
Tickets are required and
are available at McCorkle's Hallmark Store, 463-9491. Tickets CANNOT be
purchased at the Lenfest box office or on the Lenfest website.
University Chamber Singers and the Rockbridge Choral Society
Once again, the University Chamber Singers, under the
direction of
Dr. Gordon Spice will combine forces with the Rockbridge Choral
Society, conducted by William McCorkle, to present a choral masterwork.
Bach’s St.
Matthew Passion
will be performed with Baroque orchestra in two performances, Saturday,
March 17, at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m.
Tickets are required and
are available at McCorkle's Hallmark Store, 463-9491. Tickets CANNOT be
purchased at the Lenfest box office or on the Lenfest website.
A concert of favorite band works to
usher in the spring season.
Tickets are
free, but required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
In preparation for their domestic
tour, the
University Jazz Ensemble, under Chris Magee, will play the exciting
sounds of big band jazz.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
A favorite
in Lexington, Leon
Bates performs Gershwin’s jazzy Piano Concerto in F
and Ravel’s snappy Piano
Concerto in G.
Tickets are required.
Attention W&L
Community: Tickets are free to the W&L
Community. Free tickets are
not available online.
Please contact the Box Office, 540/458-8000, Monday - Friday, 9 - 11
a.m. or 2 - 4 p.m. The Box Office opens two hours before each
performance.
Join conductor Jerry Myers as he leads the 60-member University Chorus
and its Tour Choir in a pre-tour concert. Featuring works by American
and German composers from the Baroque to contemporary, this concert
features a performance of one of Bach’s magnificent cantatas.
Wish the touring singers well before they embark on a 10-day
performance tour of Frankfurt, Munich and Leipzig, Germany!
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
Music major David Graham will perform
a challenging piano recital featuring Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata,
Liszt’s “La Campanella,” and
Addinsell’s Warsaw
Concerto.
Senior Voice Recital: Lisa Zevorich '07 and Catherine Swan '07
Catherine Swan, a senior music major
from
Niceville, Fla., and Lisa Zevorich, a senior history major from Munroe
Falls, Ohio, present an evening of classical and popular vocal music.
This recital is a culmination of four years of voice study at
W&L
for Swan and Zevorich.
If
one believes that the battle of the sexes began with Adam and Eve, then
one has to believe that God must have had a sense of humor when he
created them. Otherwise he would never have allowed William
Shakespeare, The Bard of the 16th Century, to cooperate so
delightfully, deliciously, and so delovely with Cole Porter, The Baud
of the 20th Century for the creation of Kiss Me, Kate - a
rib of The
Taming of the Shrew.
It’s just TOO DARN HOT of a concept to turn down.
“So brush
Up Your Shakespeare” and get ready for
“Another
Op’nin’ ” in our second season
of the Robert O.
and Elizabeth M. Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts Musical
Event.
Supported
by
the Robert O. and Elizabeth Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are required.
Attention W&L
Community: Tickets are free to the W&L
Community. Free tickets are
not available online.
Please contact the Box Office, 540/458-8000, Monday - Friday, 9 - 11
a.m. or 2 - 4 p.m. The Box Office opens two hours before each
performance.
If
one believes that the battle of the sexes began with Adam and Eve, then
one has to believe that God must have had a sense of humor when he
created them. Otherwise he would never have allowed William
Shakespeare, The Bard of the 16th Century, to cooperate so
delightfully, deliciously, and so delovely with Cole Porter, The Baud
of the 20th Century for the creation of Kiss Me, Kate - a
rib of The
Taming of the Shrew.
It’s just TOO DARN HOT of a concept to turn down.
“So brush
Up Your Shakespeare” and get ready for
“Another
Op’nin’ ” in our second season
of the Robert O.
and Elizabeth M. Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts Musical
Event.
Supported
by
the Robert O. and Elizabeth Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are required.
Attention W&L
Community: Tickets are free to the W&L
Community. Free tickets are
not available online.
Please contact the Box Office, 540/458-8000, Monday - Friday, 9 - 11
a.m. or 2 - 4 p.m. The Box Office opens two hours before each
performance.
In
celebration of their 60th anniversary season, the world renowned
Julliard
String Quartet will perform the complete cycle of string
quartets by
Béla Bartok on two consecutive nights.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
If
one believes that the battle of the sexes began with Adam and Eve, then
one has to believe that God must have had a sense of humor when he
created them. Otherwise he would never have allowed William
Shakespeare, The Bard of the 16th Century, to cooperate so
delightfully, deliciously, and so delovely with Cole Porter, The Baud
of the 20th Century for the creation of Kiss Me, Kate - a
rib of The
Taming of the Shrew.
It’s just TOO DARN HOT of a concept to turn down.
“So brush
Up Your Shakespeare” and get ready for
“Another
Op’nin’ ” in our second season
of the Robert O.
and Elizabeth M. Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts Musical
Event.
Supported
by
the Robert O. and Elizabeth Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are required.
Attention W&L
Community: Tickets are free to the W&L
Community. Free tickets are
not available online.
Please contact the Box Office, 540/458-8000, Monday - Friday, 9 - 11
a.m. or 2 - 4 p.m. The Box Office opens two hours before each
performance.
In
celebration of their 60th anniversary season, the world renowned
Julliard
String Quartet will perform the complete cycle of string
quartets by
Béla Bartok on two consecutive nights.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
If
one believes that the battle of the sexes began with Adam and Eve, then
one has to believe that God must have had a sense of humor when he
created them. Otherwise he would never have allowed William
Shakespeare, The Bard of the 16th Century, to cooperate so
delightfully, deliciously, and so delovely with Cole Porter, The Baud
of the 20th Century for the creation of Kiss Me, Kate - a
rib of The
Taming of the Shrew.
It’s just TOO DARN HOT of a concept to turn down.
“So brush
Up Your Shakespeare” and get ready for
“Another
Op’nin’ ” in our second season
of the Robert O.
and Elizabeth M. Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts Musical
Event.
Supported
by
the Robert O. and Elizabeth Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are required.
Attention W&L
Community: Tickets are free to the W&L
Community. Free tickets are
not available online.
Please contact the Box Office, 540/458-8000, Monday - Friday, 9 - 11
a.m. or 2 - 4 p.m. The Box Office opens two hours before each
performance.
One of the leading pianists of his generation, Marc-André
Hamelin has
explored an eclectic range of composers from Alkan to Villa-Lobos, with
over three-dozen recordings on the Hyperion label. His recording of the
complete Godowsky Studies on Chopin’s Études won the 2000 Gramophone
Istru-mental Award. Hamelin’s latest project is a double album of
Albeniz’s Iberia and España. His program at Washington and Lee will
include Haydn’s Sonata in B minor, Chopin’s Sonata in B minor and the
complete Book II of Debussy Preludes.
Tickets are required. GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS
W&L COMMUNITY TICKETS
Hear the
University Chamber Singers and University Chorus in their first
performance of the year. Repertoire will include a preview of the
Chamber Singers’ spring tour and An American Retrospective by
the University Chorus. Guests of this performance include a cappella
ensembles Southern Comfort, JubiLee, and General Admission.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
Monty Alexander (born Montgomery Bernard Alexander on June 6, 1944 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican pianist and melodica player. His playing has a strong Caribbean influence and swinging feeling, but he has also been influenced by Wynton Kelly, Art Tatum, Gene Harris and Ahmad Jamal.
By grafting the traditions of American jazz to his authentic Jamaican roots, pianist Monty Alexander has spent a lifetime exploring the rich depths of musical and cultural diversity. In a career that spans more than four decades, he has performed and/or recorded with artists from every corner of the musical universe: Frank Sinatra, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, Ernest Ranglin, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and many more.
This
performance repeats the exciting repertoire of the Fall Choral Concert.
Guests of this performance include W&L’s gospel
choir, Joyful Noise.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
One of the
most popular concerts of the year. Always a winner! Don’t miss General Admission, JubiLee andSouthern Comfort.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONCERT TAKES PLACE AT LEE CHAPEL!
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
A special
program for friends and family alike by the University Wind Ensemble. A
concert of traditional band favorites mixed in with a few surprises.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
Music inspired by the cultures of the Americas. Dvorak’s New World
Symphony shares the program with New World dance music,
Bernstein-style. Add the colorful and rhythmically driving music from
Brazil interpreted by dancer, Grace Kolman, in full costume and
splendor and you have one unique season opener.
Featuring
the ever-popular Jazz Ensemble as they explore everything from early swing era works to modern jazz compositions, under the expert direction of Chris Magee.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
Calendar
Archived performances from the Music Department @ Washington & Lee University
Once again, the University Chamber Singers, under the
direction of
Dr. Gordon Spice will combine forces with the Rockbridge Choral
Society, conducted by William McCorkle, to present a choral masterwork.
Bach’s St.
Matthew Passion
will be performed with Baroque orchestra in two performances, Saturday,
March 17, at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m.
A concert of favorite band works to
usher in the spring season.
In preparation for their domestic
tour, the
University Jazz Ensemble, under Chris Magee, will play the exciting
sounds of big band jazz.
A favorite
in Lexington, 
Join conductor Jerry Myers as he leads the 60-member University Chorus
and its Tour Choir in a pre-tour concert. Featuring works by American
and German composers from the Baroque to contemporary, this concert
features a performance of one of Bach’s magnificent cantatas.
Wish the touring singers well before they embark on a 10-day
performance tour of Frankfurt, Munich and Leipzig, Germany!
Music major David Graham will perform
a challenging piano recital featuring Beethoven’s 
An analysis and comparison of settings
of the 
Catherine Swan, a senior music major
from
Niceville, Fla., and Lisa Zevorich, a senior history major from Munroe
Falls, Ohio, present an evening of classical and popular vocal music.
This recital is a culmination of four years of voice study at
W&L
for Swan and Zevorich.
Mezzo-sopranos Sheryl Silvers and Bree
Melton and
bass Jack Gray will perform solo, duet and trio works from the
classical and Broadway repertoire.
Featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms,
Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and others.
Featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Faure, Hindemith and
others.
If
one believes that the battle of the sexes began with Adam and Eve, then
one has to believe that God must have had a sense of humor when he
created them. Otherwise he would never have allowed William
Shakespeare, The Bard of the 16th Century, to cooperate so
delightfully, deliciously, and so delovely with Cole Porter, The Baud
of the 20th Century for the creation of 
In
celebration of their 60th anniversary season, the world renowned
One of the leading pianists of his generation, 
Hear the
University Chamber Singers and University Chorus in their first
performance of the year. Repertoire will include a preview of the
Chamber Singers’ spring tour and An American Retrospective by
the University Chorus. Guests of this performance include a cappella
ensembles Southern Comfort, JubiLee, and General Admission.
Monty Alexander (born Montgomery Bernard Alexander on June 6, 1944 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican pianist and melodica player. His playing has a strong Caribbean influence and swinging feeling, but he has also been influenced by Wynton Kelly, Art Tatum, Gene Harris and Ahmad Jamal.
This
performance repeats the exciting repertoire of the Fall Choral Concert.
Guests of this performance include W&L’s gospel
choir, Joyful Noise.
One of the
most popular concerts of the year. Always a winner! Don’t miss General Admission, JubiLee andSouthern Comfort.
A special
program for friends and family alike by the University Wind Ensemble. A
concert of traditional band favorites mixed in with a few surprises.
Grace Kolman, Guest Dancer
Featuring
the ever-popular Jazz Ensemble as they explore everything from early swing era works to modern jazz compositions, under the expert direction of Chris Magee.